# Use HTML/JS to mask my swf?

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**Created:** [February 4, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-html-js-to-mask-my-swf/281080 "2009-02-04T18:22:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-html-js-to-mask-my-swf/281080/1 "2009-02-04T18:22:06Z")

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I’d like to make a swf oversized (like 2000px sq), load an image (e.g. 500px x 500px) and use the HTML to crop [not scale] my swf down to the correct size. Is there any way to do this with HTML/javascript?

Basically, my client needs to have a flash module/component that can accommodate differing sizes of images, and can be correctly cropped (I’m assuming with the obj/embed tags, or some sort of div) without needing to use any Flash. Is this possible?

Even better:: What about something that can do it automatically? (like a javascript that reads the spec from an XML, or something.)

Thanks for any input. When responding, note that I’m AS3.0 proficent, but rarely venture into the HTML/javascript world.